Painted Sets
Sets of 4 or 8 Birch bobbins decorated with a painted motif
and inscribed. The sets are based on a mix of traditional
and new rhymes. When spangled, the sets come with beads to
match the painted motifs.
Click
on the bars below for a full description and an image of
each set

8 BOBBIN SETS

£28.00 spangled, £20.00
unspangled

The Lord's Prayer

An eight bobbin set decorated with a stylised
floral design in a choice of three colours:
Blue, Mauve or Red.

Inscription:
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done
On earth, As it is in heaven
Give us this day, Our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those
who trespass against us
And lead us not into
temptation, But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, The power and the
gloryFor ever and ever, Amen.

The set with blue
floral motif (mauve and red also available). Please
note, the inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Days of the Week

An eight bobbin set decorated with a stylised
floral design in a choice of three colours:
Blue, Mauve or Red.

Inscription:
Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child works hard for a living
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

The set with red
floral motif (blue and mauve also available).
Please note, the inscription continues
onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Dolphins

An eight bobbin set decorated with a painted
dolphin.

Inscription:
Come you dolphins, come my way,
And lead me to the fish today,
And if I catch some mighty fish
I'll let you have one if you wish.
And if I catch a raft of weeds
I'll give my girl a string of beads,
But if I catch a creel of plaice
I'll dress you all in pearls and lace.

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Magpies

An eight bobbin set decorated with a painted
magpie.

Inscription:
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for a girl
Four for a boy
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret
Never to be told.

4 BOBBIN SETS

£14.00 spangled, £10.00
unspangled

Bees

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted honey
bee.

Inscription:
No bees,
No honey;
No work,
No money!

Butterflies

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted
butterfly.

Inscription:
If you ever watched a butterfly,
You would think the same;
To call it rather "flutterby"
Is more a fitting name.
For what it has to do with butter
I cannot understand.
But it can surely flutter better
Than any insect can!

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Cats

A four bobbin set decorated with four different
sleeping cats.

Inscription:
Cats sleep anywhere, Any table, any chair
Top of piano, window-ledge, In the middle, on the
edge
Open drawer, empty shoe, Anybody's lap will do
Anywhere! They don't care! Cats sleep
anywhere.

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Countries

A four bobbin set with each bobbin painted with the
country's national flower and inscribed with the
name of the country. The spangled set comes with a
different colour, but matching, spangle.
England - red roseNorthern Ireland - green
shamrockScotland - purple thistleWales - yellow daffodil

Friends in Lace

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted lace
square.

Inscription:Making
lace with friends is jolly,
Talking, laughing, having fun,
But too much chatter can be folly,
For often more is said than done.

Glow Worms

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted glow
worm.

Inscription:I
wish I was a glow worm,
A glow worm's never glum.
'Cos how can you be grumpy
When the sun shines out your bum!

Hedgehogs

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted
hedgehog.

Inscription:
Where do you go in the wintertime?
Oh hedgehog so sharp and small
I hide myself under fallen leaves
And sleep like a curled up ball.

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

House and Home
(NEW)

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted
house/cottage.

Inscription:A
house is built
From slate and stone,
Add love and laughter,
It becomes a home.

Ladybirds

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted
ladybird. *

Inscription:
Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are gone
Except little Nan, who sits in her pan
Weaving old laces, as fast as she can.

*Please let us know if you would prefer your
rhyme to read "Ladybug, ladybug"

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Owls

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted owl.

Inscription:
A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw the less he spoke
The less he spoke the more he heard
Why can't we all be like that bird?

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Penguins

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted penguin.

Inscription:
I'm a little penguin waddling in the snow,
Sliding on my tummy, swimming to and fro,
Eating lots of fish from the deep blue sea,
Dressed in black and white, smart as can
be.

Please note, the
inscription continues onbothsides of the
bobbin.

Seasons

A four bobbin set with each bobbin painted with a
tree representing each season. The spangled set
comes with a different colour, but matching,
spangle.Spring
- tree with pink blossomSummer - tree with green
leaves
Autumn* - tree with
orange leavesWinter - bare tree with
snow*Please
let us know if you would prefer your bobbin to read
"Fall".

Serenity Prayer

A four bobbin set decorated with a white swan.

Inscription:
God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Teddy Bears

A four bobbin set decorated with a painted brown
teddy bear.

Inscription:
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat, which
isn't to be wondered at,
A bear however hard he tries, grows tubby without
exercise.
But do you think it bothers him, to know that he is
far from slim,
No, just the other way about, he's proud of being
short and stout.